#485C68#485C68

#485C68 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.031 H 234.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485C68
RGB	rgb(72, 92, 104)
HSL	hsl(203, 18%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(203, 31%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 11.5%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.90, -4.44, -9.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.90, 10.34, 244.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% -0.0181 -0.0255)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.031 234.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.9976, 10.0311, 14.5561)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485C68 #685448

analogous

#486864 #485C68 #484C68

triadic

#485C68 #68485C #5C6848

tetradic

#485C68 #644868 #685448 #4C6848

square

#485C68 #644868 #685448 #4C6848

split-complementary

#485C68 #68484C #686448

monochromatic

#161C20 #2F3C44 #485C68 #617C8C #829AA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#485C68 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#485C68 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485C68

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485C68	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485C68	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565B69

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525868

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E5F60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485c68;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.031 234.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8a93',
    500: '#485c68',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485c68;
$custom-light: #7c8a93;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485c68",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.5,
    "s": 18.182,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46285,
    "c": 0.03128,
    "h": 234.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485C68

secondary

#958276

accent

#8A6DBB

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F1

border

#C9CBCB

text

#090B0D

muted

#7B7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #485C68

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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